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Comparing Race In Desires Baby And A Worn Path

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Race in “Desires Baby” and “A worn Path” “A Worn Path” is a short story by Eudora Welty is a short story that is set in the South. Tehe protagonist of the story is a black woman in Mississippi. The short story explores the realities of class and race in the south during the period of slavery. The author has depicts race in the story in a more complex ways using betrayal and friendship to arrive at the issue. The issue depicted in this short story is somehow similar to that of Desirees Baby. Desirees baby is another short story that is set in the mid-nineteenth in Louisiana on a two white-owned plantations. The story revolves around Desiree who is a black woman that has been considered a white woman for the rest of her life. It is just that she realizes later that she is a black woman. This paper will compare and contrast the issues of race in the two stories. …show more content…

The reason at the time was not known. Later, it was discovered that she was not of pure white origin but a child born from a black and white parent. As can be identified, Desiree was welcomed in the house at first and she was very happy as seen from the conversation;
"Yes, the child has grown, has changed," said Madame Valmonde, slowly, as she replaced it beside its mother. "What does Armand say?"
Desiree's face became suffused with a glow that was happiness itself. (Wolff 130) In “A Worn Path, Phoenix is at first treated with respect from a man in the woods. Additionally, some other white people treat her better while others disrespect the grandma. From the two stories, it can be identified that not all the white people are evil or rather racists. Some are good people who want the best for

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